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Letter to Fighters

Subject: [antir-fighters] From TRM King Sven and Queen Signy - March letter

Please pass this on to any fighting list out there - Thanks Sven

The Knee line convention has always been in effect, but as a convention
or tradition not as a rule. It is true that most of us follow this as a
rule anyway but for those who see conventions as guide lines that may or
may not be followed - I wanted to clear it up for the duration of Our
Reign.

This was suppose to be our letter for the March Crier. It states exactly
was is already in the ABC, but it is now a rule. I hope this helps clear
things up.

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Greetings unto the Noble Populace of An Tir

Our fourth reign is now well underway and We have had an enjoyable
time thus far. As always, it is a great privilege to meet and work with
so many wonderful citizens of this Kingdom. We look forward to the (warm)
tourney season with much anticipation. On that note, there are certain
conventions that we are naming as Law for the duration of Our reign. They
are noted below.

1. Do not face a kneeling opponent into the sun.

2. Do not circle a kneeling opponent out of range. This is called corkscrewing.

3. When you take your opponents legs and he is forced to continue to fight
from his knees, many fighters apply one of the knee/shoulder line
conventions:

a) Keep directly in front of the opponent without crowding him too
much. This means you should keep your feet planted in front of the line
formed by his knees. Do not plant your feet between his knees. Do not
straddle his legs.

b) You may take a single step beyond the knee line to either side
around the opponent to attempt a single shot attack. If the blow fails the
fighter must then return to in front of the knee line.

c) If your opponent is able to lean back from the fight far enough to
prevent you from launching an attack without breaking the line of the
knees, but is able to still fight himself, then the line should be moved
to the shoulders. Keep in mind that you should still not straddle your
opponent's legs or step between his knees. If your opponent leans forward
again, then the line is moved back to the knees.

Now, onto another subject. We would like to send out a reminder that
An Tir has a grievance procedure to aid in the area of arguments, personal
issues, and other things of that nature. We ask that everyone please do
their best to utilize the process when needed. It can prove to be
extremely beneficial, can help solve problems before they get out of hand,
and can prevent taking issues to a higher authority before the need
arises. The grievance procedure can be found in the Laws of the Kingdom
of An Tir.